The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-12

ieasts together with strong drink.
Deut 1ronony xiv, p, rs.
=, n commended to the heavy Of heart
tAat he may drink and forget his
T/overty and remember his sorrow NO
more" Proverbs xxi, ca.
Declared TO go down sweetly,
causing the lips OF those that are
asleep to speak" SOlOmon's Song
Isaiah Sol, 65 8 and Hosea 14:4-7,
he finds these same wines used as
symbols Of grace and blessing.
Genesis N:27-29437, 1910 IL;
ID uteronomy 7 1913, 1l:13,l4, 1926
%; Paovnrbs 1910; Isaiah 25:6,
1923, 62:8: Jeremiah 1872. 81 Ill ~;
Hosea 2:2l,2 Joel 2:l8-N, 3:l8,
Amos 9:l3,l5; Iechariah 9:15-7,
1877; he finds these wines prophesied
Of and promised as among the most
important blessings Of life.
From Psalms 10i:1l IS; Hosea
2:8; Deuteronomy 7:l2,l3, 1l:l4;
Proverbs 3;l0; Isaiah 25:6, 1928,
628; Jeremiah 1912, 3l:l2; Joel
2l8M; Amos 913.l5; Hechariah
9l6,17, 1867, and other passages Of
like import, he learns that God. by
direct statement and clear implica-
ton, claims to be the giver Of these
wines, and demands the gratitude of
the people for them.
Deuteronomy 1917 -18 and II 1921
inform him that God required the
people to use these wines in their
religious feasts, and, with their whole
families, wives, Sous, daughters. men
servants and maid servants, while
they drank the wines, were TO rejoice
in Him as the giver Of these bless
ings.
By comparing Exodus 2229:
Numbers 1871 IL; Deuteronomy 10;
3-5; I'd Chronicles 3l:2-10; Err 6:
$40, 7:2l "a; Nehemiah 1913 80,
1876 1912, he learns that the priests
and Levites were. by command OF
God to receive for use by themselves
aud families, one-tenth, and the best
of all the corn" wine" liquors"
and other productions of the soil.
And the reason given for assigning
this portion to them was that they
were the ministers Of religion, APP
pointed by God to minister in holy
things.
A comparison of Exodus 1913 Al /;
Leveticus $50 Ia; Numbers 1871 -16,
and 2S1 Is show him that wine { He
brew-Yayin)--the wine that made
| Noah, Lot and others drunk, and
strong drink (Hebrew-Sheker) were
specifically designated by God as the
wines that should be used as drink
offerings offered to himself, and that
they were "a sweet SAVIOR unto the
Lord" when thus offered in good
faith. A full Investigation of vhis
subject reveals the fact that these
drink offerings are mentioned sixty
two (62) times in the Old Tesla
ment. Thirty eight (38) times they
are expressly commanded CT re-
CURED.
From the above passage it is very
clear that none but strong wines were
to be used as drink offerings, these
being specifically required to the ex-
clusion of all others,i If any such there
were. These strong wines were to
be used for this purpose constantly
and in liberal quantities; in the pro-
portion Of three (3) pints for each
lamb or kid, two (2) quarts for each
ram, and three (0 quarts for each
bullock offered as sacrifice, or
burnt Offering.
|. In the daily morning and even
ing offerings, three pints with each
lamb. Exodus 1898 Al, Numbers
28:1-910,31.
2. With the additional Sabbath
offerings, three pints with each lamb.
Leviticus 1888, Numbers 2S9,10.
3. The monthly festivals, three
quarts to each bullock, two quarts to
each ram aud three pints TO each
lamb aud kid Numbers 28;ll-15.
4. At the passover feast. Com
pare Leviticus 234-S and Numbers
2S16.2I with Leviticus 233S and
Numbers 1876 and 1929,
B. At the feast of penticost. Lee
viticus 23:l5 q, Numbers % 1851.
G. The feast of trumpets. Levitt
Gus 23:23 26,H Numbers @:1 g.
z. Feast of atonement. Leviticus
% q 30, Numbers 297.1l.
8. Feast of Taberna,les. Leviticus
% ;33;X, Numbers 1921 30,
Q. Vow offerings. Leviticus 23.3S,
Numbers 6:l3 20, 1863 l6, 2939
10. Free will offerings. Leviticus
233S, Numbers 1853 IL, 1913.
II, Gifts. Compare Leviticus 23:39
with Numbers 1853 l6.
IL. First fruits. Exodus 23l6-19.
Levlticus 23:9-l4.
l3. Offerings for sins Of Ignorance.
Numbers 10 % -26, Levitious Al 30,
Numbers 29;3S.
II. Peace offerings. Numbers 1873
10.
Is. In their solemn fcasts, with all
their burnt offerings aud sacrifices,
Compare Numbers 1892, 29;39 and
Leviticus 23:37 81. For full partic-
ulars see Exodus - SAL Leviticus
ABB, 33.2 ~; Numbers GLIB q,
1926, %. 81, 2S;l 80. In all these
cases strong wine was to be offered
IN the proportions OF VhTee NO) plnS
for each lamb and kid, two (2) quarts
for each ram and three (3) quarts for
each bullock. See Numbers 1870
and 2S:7 Ia,
In obedience to this law Hannah
took wine as q part of her Offering
after she had weaned Samuel. First
Samuel l:24.
Likewise the men met by Saul
LIST Samuel 1913.
For this purpose wine was kept in
store in the temple. LIST Chronicles
9:26 %.
When he considers that Ia bull
locks, 40 rams, ll03 lambs aud 81
goats we're required for the regular
daily, weekly, monthly and festival
offerings as appears from Leyiticus
23d aud Numbers 18th and 18th
chapters, and that these were a very
small fraction of the whole number
Of beasts offered, as to these must be
added:
l. The VOW offerings, sin offerings,
free will offerings, peace offerings,